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Jul 20, 2020 · Pettus' impact in athletics began at nearby Greenville High School, where he starred as an all-state linebacker and baseball catcher, and later at Newberry College, where he earned football All-America honors under former Furman assistant coach Fred Herren, helping the then-Indians to an 8-2-1 record in 1971 — the program's best season since ...
Pettus' new position will mark his fourth stint at the university. He first came to Furman in 1973 as a graduate assistant football coach. He later served as linebackers coach and special teams' coordinator in the Paladin football program from 1978-80.
Greetings Pettus Community. It is my sincere pleasure to have been selected as your athletic director and head football coach. Pettus ISD has been and will continue to be the place I honestly feel I belong having served here sporadically in different roles since 1994.
He also coached and taught at Dunwoody High School in Atlanta, Ga., from 1 980 to 1 984 and was a member of the football staff. at North Carolina State University from 1 986 to 1 997. Ken Pettus. He replaces Gary Clark '74, who became director of athletics at Furman in September. Of Pettus' appointment, Clark.
Jan 11, 2019 · Pettus has served as head coach at Bellville West (Ill.) for the past eight years, with the Maroons making the state playoffs seven times and winning a postseason game for the first time since...
Aug 12, 2022 · With his fourth season, Pettus will be tied for the longest-tenured head coach in the program's history with Frank Caputo, who opened it from 2007 to 2010. There were signs of progress for East Jackson in 2021. After a 1-8 campaign in 2020, they went 3-7.
Horton insists that Babb, who molded character and leadership well, didn't pressure him to select Furman. Nor did Furman freshman football coach Lyles Alley, a recruiter whom Horton admired. The greatest influence came from the Pearce household in the Greenwood community.
